REPEATED DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST IN HEALTHY-VOLUNTEERS

Authors
WIK G ENEROTH P
Citation
G. Wik et P. Eneroth, REPEATED DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST IN HEALTHY-VOLUNTEERS, Nordic journal of psychiatry, 48(3), 1994, pp. 189-191
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Nordic journal of psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
08039488
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
189 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0803-9488(1994)48:3<189:RDSTIH>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was studied in 20 healthy mal e volunteers, of whom 15 were reinvestigated after 5 to 6 weeks. The m ean pre-dexamethasone cortisol levels did not differ between the two o ccasions. Furthermore, they were not correlated. The numbers of abnorm al DSTs were reduced from 35% to 7%. The poor test/re-test reliability indicates that unspecified arousal may be a confounding factor in the outcome of DST.